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| UPS Team L to R: Mario Linarte, Jason Briggs, Christina Paquette, Tony Fisher, Traci Poulsen, Sherri Montgomery, Kris Horton and Lynne Barten CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE |
There are those volunteer groups; whose smiling faces and hard work can just make a perfect day in the garden even more perfect… This was that day when our group of UPS volunteers joined us this morning.
Not only that, but this group broke the 2013 daily picking record of 187.4 lbs of produce!!
We harvested purple beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, peppers, pok choi, squash, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips and zucchini. The largest crop of the day was the corn and popcorn.
After the harvest, the UPS Team took the produce over to Valley Outreach Food Shelf. They were able to take a tour of the facilities. Not only the food shelf, but Dawn’s Clothes Closet, the teaching kitchen and the resources set up for families in need. Truly, a full circle volunteer experience.
In coordinating this visit with UPS, I noticed that at the bottom of Lynne’s email is this UPS quote:
“Our Promise: In every connection we make, go further, so our customers can do more!”
Whatever your passion, however you get involved, volunteering offers a way to have a real and lasting impact on your community. The woman and men from this UPS Team are not just the people behind the brown trucks. They are ‘connected’, in a way that not only helps their customers do more, moreover, they help their community do more – and this customer truly appreciates each and every one of them!
Thank you Mario, Jason, Christina, Tony, Traci, Sherri, Kris and Lynne!
- Contributing writer - Joni Fletty
